Once upon a time I was a young little whippersnapper. I laughed at the oldies who drove the minivans full of soccer kids and dyed my hair for fun rather than gray coverage. But my young wrinkle-less life at that time was not without problem so when I accepted Christ at the age of 17, I also fell in love with the bible verse 1 Timothy 4:12.
I found the words of that verse to be encouraging and help me stay on the right path (kinda). Over the years I've clung to the words "do not let anyone look down on you because of your youth but set an example to the believers in speech, in … [Read more...]

Illustrated Faith, also known as bible journaling is a great way to worship using your creative / artistic side. But what supplies do you need for bible journaling? What do you need to get started with Illustrated Faith?
If you want to know a little bit more about Illustrated Faith or you want to find alternate ways to participate in Illustrated Faith without drawing in a bible, check out this post.
If you've decided that you want to try out Illustrated Faith, I've put together a list of basic items that are easy to get and can help you start on your journey.
Sketch … [Read more...]

Awhile back I started seeing beautiful illustrations of scripture and meaningful quotes all over Instagram, called illustrated faith. I quickly fell in love with it and spent days scrolling through the #illustratedfaith hashtag.
Most people are choosing to use a journaling bible with wide margins to create their illustrations. Some people choose to only use the margins while others draw directly over the words. Many of the illustrated faith pictures I have seen have been so beautiful and to me it was a wonderful way to use your creative side in worship.
But I can't bring … [Read more...]

Sometimes we bemoan and cry out because we don't believe that our portion is enough. We look at what others have and think, "why can't I have that?".
The other day I was leaving the store, pushing our shopping cart out to my husband's car which is more than enough but is older. Next to me was a lady loading her groceries into an extremely shiny luxury vehicle with DVD screens in the headrests and beautiful tan leather. "What did she do to afford that?" I wondered in my head. "How can I get there?", was my next thought.
Then I opened the door to my husbands car and our youngest … [Read more...]

Thankful.
It's easy to be thankful for the easy things. Each year we write what we're thankful for on colorful leaves or go around the table at dinner to let the simple thanks roll off our tongue and slip off the table. We're thankful for our mom, the amazing dinner, maybe for our jobs or the new TV you're buying the next day.
Those are all great things to be thankful for and we should be thankful.
But let's go deeper.
This year let's be thankful for the hard roads that formed us. Let us be thankful for the jagged rocks that cut our feet on the climb that … [Read more...]

Have you wanted to try your hand at making a burlap wreath for awhile but haven’t worked up the nerves yet? Or maybe you’ve conquered the burlap wreath and want to give it a new twist? No worries! Today I’m sharing with you an in-depth tutorial to help you make your own burlap sunflower wreath. […]

Have you ever been to a Do-It-Herself Workshop at The Home Depot? Honestly I didn’t know they existed until this past week when I was invited to one here in Houston. Now I’m saving money for the Ryobi circular saw I tried out and planning a future girls night out to create something fabulous at […]